5,263 ▲ +25.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4,206
- 2016: 5,101
- 2021: 5,263
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Calliope · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Calliope
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Calliope is just 32, making the area noticeably younger than the Queensland and Australian average of 38. This youthfulness is driven by a very high proportion of children and a small number of seniors compared to most places. It is a larger area than 90% of similar locations, with 5,263 people.
5,263
▲ +25.1%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Calliope — higher than 86% of areas.
| Calliope | 5,263 |
|---|---|
| 4680, QLD | 55,339 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 5,263 is larger than about 90% of similar areas. Residents here are notably younger than the state and national figures, with a typical age of 32.
32 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32 yrs
- 2016: 31 yrs
- 2021: 32 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 28.8% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is so young, as seniors aged 65 and over are much fewer here than in most other areas.
10.7% ▲ +27.8%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
28.8% ▲ +10.7%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Calliope splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (28%), with Older adults (45–64) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous people make up 6.8% of the community, which is well above the Australian average of 3.2%. De facto relationships are also much more common here than in most areas, at 18.1%.
6.8% ▲ +109.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.1% ▲ +13.1%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Calliope, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (8%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Calliope [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30491/calliope/topic/demographics-identity